Business Studies

Principles of Management

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Management principles are not as ________ as principles of pure science.

Contingent

Flexible

Rigid

Discretionary

✅ Correct Option: 3

Principles of pure science are rigid and exact, giving the same result everywhere. Management principles deal with human behaviour, so they are flexible guidelines that need to be adapted to situations. Hence management principles are not as rigid as principles of pure science.

2026: 29 May Shift 2

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Principles of Management)	LIST-II (Description)
A. Unity of Command	I. All the units of an organisation should be moving towards the same objectives
B. Equity	II. Good sense and experience are needed to ensure fairness to all employees
C. Esprit De Corps	III. Management should promote a team spirit of unity and harmony among employees
D. Unity of Direction	IV. There should be one and only one boss for every individual employee

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 15 May Shift 1

Ram, the production manager, ensures that the workers are given tasks according to their specialization. However, workers complain that Ram favors some employees over others on the grounds of their caste. Which principle of management is followed and ignored here?

2025: 21 May Shift 1

The principle of division of work was given by ________.

Henry Fayol
Henry Lawrence Gantt
Frederick Taylor
Mc-Gregor

2025: 14 May Shift 1

In functional foremanship technique, who among the following works under the planning incharge:

(A) Instruction Card Clerk

(B) Inspector

(D) Time and cost Clerk

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 27 May Shift 2

Which of the following principles emphasizes that subordinates should report to one and only one superior?

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Fayol's Principles of Management)	LIST-II (Meaning)
A. Unity of Command	I. The formal lines of authority from highest to lowest ranks
B. Scalar Chain	II. A place for everything (everyone) and everything (everyone) in its (her/his) place
C. Unity of Direction	III. There should be one and only one boss for every individual employee
D. Order	IV. All the units of an organisation should move towards the same objectives

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Management principles are not as ________ as principles of pure science.

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